Improved corn-planter



J. A. MQ'CLURE. Corn Planter.

N0.105,473.' Paterited July 19,1870.

I I T 77 Zip/ 'NIPETERS. PKOTO-LITHOGRAFHER await-swat new can- I JOSEPHLA. MCOLURE, or. MOUNT "CARROLL, ILLINOIS.

\ 1 Letters Patent No. 105,473, dated July' l9 .1870.

mrn'ovnn CORN-PLANTER.

W The Schedule referred to in these-Letters Patent and making part of the same I I, J osEPHA. McOLunE, of Mount Carroll, inthe county of Carroll and State of Illinois, have invented followingisa specification.

Nature and O lgiccts of the Invent-ion. This invention consists in the combination and arrangement of, certain tlevices, .by whichthc maindriving-wheels of the machine are made to operate certain Improvements in Corn-Planters, of which the "theseed-slide, dropping the corn in two rows, at regnlar intervals, and, attlie'. same time, 'to operate the markers, by which the points for dropping the succeeding rows are designated, sdfthat the corn may be planted in straight rows each way.

My invention consists, also, in thepecnliar method of adjusting the plows or furrow-openei's, so as to make the .fnrrows deep-or shallow.

It,consists,'also,' in the peculiar arrangement of devices for throwing the machine into or out of operative condition.

Descnption of the Accompanying 'Drawiug. Figure-1 is a front elevation. 1 Figure 2, a top view.

Figure 3, 'a side'ele'vation. s Figure 4, 5, and 6. detached portions of some of the machinery.

, Them'ain frame, consisting of the sidepieces a a, and cross-piece c, with the platform j; rests upon the two drivihg-wheels' D D', and upon the supportingwheel (Z, placed in 'front.

- The seed-hoppers H11 rest upon- 'the front ends of the side piecesva al, the planlr 7a, which forms thebot tom of eachhopper, extending across'the frame, from outside'to outside of the hoppers. v

kernels dropped .at each hill.

To operate the seed-slide S, I placeLt-he revolving shaft E about the middle Ofthe machine, and connect it with .thedriving-wheel D by means of pullcysG and F and band 1), or substitute chain and drivers in-' stead of the pulleys and band.

To the shai't'E I attach the cams him, in such a manner as t0-tCb alternately upon the tread'les B B, which imeadles-are connected with theJseed-slide S by means of the'cords or chains 0 c,-working over the pulleys 1) p. 4 Upon the revolution of the driving-wheel D and shaft E, the seed-slide is moved from one side to the other, two of the seed-pockets being over the seedspouts M at the same time, and dropping two hills at each vibrationof the' slide.

To the under side of the treadlcs B B, near the front ends, I attach the markers M M, by means of which the ground is marked off in such, a manner as to guide the dropping of the succeeding 'rows, the markers makingshort furrows, alternately, about four feet in length, the' ends of which will designate the ints at which the next two rows are to be dropped. 'ythis means the rows may be'made straight each way, so thattlie corn can be easily cross-plowed.

To better control the marking'out and droppin g of the corn, I attach the clutch A A to the shaft E.

The. part Ads on the pulleyG, and the other part, A-, is providedwith a key-seat to slide over a feather upon the shaft E, and has a groove in the periphery for the pins c t in the "lower end of the pronged lever I. By means of the pronged lever l and the clutch A A the machine can at any time be thrown out of or into operative condition, and the marking and dropping completely regulated. 'rr'are plows, or furrow-openers, which go before the seed sponts, and prepare the furrow for the corn.

"These plows are attached to the rock-shaft R, and are raisedor lowered by means of the handle it, at-

tached tothe lever L, which extends from the lower end of the handle 71- into the rock-shaft It.

The plows are adjusted to the required depth by driving-wheels'D D supports the bed-pieces ca.

The axle may be made to revo1ve,if desirable. In fig. 3, w is an upright post, securedto the side a piece a, and has the arm a, which supports the pronged lever I.

The front part of the machine'may be supported by two wheels'instead of the one, cl.

It will be seen, by the foregoing description, that one person, occupying the seat I, can control the whole operation of dropping the seed for two rows of corn, and, at the. same time, markingthe ground for "the succeeding rows.

The driving-wheeled) D, following after the seedsponts, directly behind, willcfiectually cover up. the

corn, and roll the furrows compactly over it.

I- claim 1. The combination of the seed-slide S, treadles B B,rcords or chains 0 c,'cams mm, shaft E, and driving-wheel D, all operating substantially as set forth.

2. Themarkers M M, attached to the treadlcs B 13, substantially as and for the purpose described.

'3. :The upright handle h,lever L, and rock-shaft R, in combination with the furrow-openers r r, for adjusting the latter, substantially as specified.

JOSEPH A. MGGLURE.

. Witnesses:

N. Du Bore, B. Du Bors. 

